Off site fabrication: prefabrication, preassembly and modularisation

Publication Year

1999

Document Status

Current

Abstract

A complete guide to off site fabrication, covering the principles, applications and implications for design and construction. Many case studies and examples from around the world are used to illustrate the flexibility of the system. Covers: context - scope, codification and history; principles - understanding key issues, time, cost, quality, reliability, reusability and health and safety; applications - residential, light industrial, commercial, retail, civil engineering applications, offshore applications and building services applications; case studies; implications - procurement strategy, design implications, design innovations, trial assemblies, transportation and installation; and action - project wide strategies, project characteristics and applications of the strategy to optimise benefits.

Document History

This document was previously available within The Construction Information Service in 9 parts, which have now been combined into this single complete pdf.

Author

Gibb, A. G. F.

ISBN

9781870325776

Publisher Information